An Hai village situated in An Hai Tay commune, Son Tra district, Danang city.
On the August 10th (Lunar Calendar), An Hai Village Celebration is organized. The river bank, after the beginning meeting, where the classical sport game of people in coastal regions called “lac thung” is operated attracts a lot of people.
Hoa My village situated in Hoa Minh ward, Lien Chieu District, Danang city.
To help the youth recall the custom “Uonh nuoc nho nguon”, totalize what they have achieved and to make plan for the following year, Hoa My village celebration is organized annually on the 12th January (Lunar Calendar). The reason why this celebration was organized early in the past was due to the battle. Not until 1994 was the event operated.
In Da nang City, Ca Ong celebration, the greatest event of fishermen, is named Whale festival. The Whale was venerated both because the fishermen’s respect for Gods and because of its connection to the wealth of the entire village. As the whales usually rescue the fishermen from unfortunate situations, they are called with the respectable title “Mr.”
On the event of Liberation day of Da Nang City 29 March, the competition on Han River with the participation of many regional crews and Quang Nam Province was organized annually.
Traditional celebrations in Da Nang City – a lovely city by Han River – attract not only dwellers in Da Nang City but also visitors from other areas. Everyone takes the chance to devote their invocation for nice weather to accelerate the agricultural periods and to be more losers, for the support of forebear and to wish fortune to their close relatives and friends.
The park which located on Dien Bien Phu Street in the city center is reverse to Da Nang Supermarket. Covering an area of 21 hectare, this park comprises 10 hectare lake, many kinds of birds, trees, and animals. Surrounded by the fresh and cool atmosphere, many paths twist around rows of green trees, park benches under those cool tree shades.
Tourists to Da Nang, on summer days, can savor the unusual taste of jellyfish salad which is appropriate for eating in the hot days with rather cheap price.
Although appearing like vegetables, Jellyfish, soft and clear, are a kind of coelentera and belong to the coral family. Jellyfish appear in many colors, including blue, pink and violet. As sea water accounts for 95 percent of their body, jellyfish can be as thin as paper if dried under the sun for twelve hours.
Khong Gian Xua (Traditional Space) cultural tourism zone, situated at 402 – 404 Dien Bien Phu Street, Danang city, is structured in traditional fashion with unprecedented architectures and other smaller buildings representing Vietnamese traditional culture. Khong Gian Xua zone, which covers an area of nearly 4,000 square meters and the capacity of 1,500 guests, is a standard tourist service.
Location: Ong Ich Khiem Tomb is located in Hoa Tho’s Cemetery, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang, about 10km southwestwards from the city’s center.
Characteristic: Ong Ich Khiem Tomb was renowned as a national historical relic by Ministry of Culture and Information on the 12th July 2001.
Ong Ich Khiem, his courtesy name of Muc Chi, was born on the 21st December of Mau Ty year (1829) at Phong Le Village, Thanh Quyt Ward, Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province (now called Phong Le Bac Village, Hoa Tho Commune, Hoa Vang District).
Location: Dien Hai Citadel is situated in Thach Thang Ward, Hai Chau District,Da Nang.
Characteristics: The Dien Hai Citadel, built in 1813 in the twelfth year of Gia Long’s reign by Da Nang’s estuary, used to be considered as Dien Hai Fortress.
In the fifteenth year of Minh Mang’s reign, after being moved inland and rebuilt in brick on a high mount in 1823, in the fourth year of Minh Mang’s reign, The Dien Hai Citadel was given another name in 1835. In 1840, after looking over the Defenses of Da Nang, Deputy Minister of Labor Nguyen Cong Tru requested a stronger system for Dien Hai and An Hai Citadels.